Oiling device



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To all whom it may concern.

lie it known that l, Josnrrr l VonosILa, a" citizen of the United Fltates; residing at Fort l'lancock. in the county of Monmouth and lttate of New Jersey, have invented new and useful lln'iprovements in @iling Devices. of which the following is a specification.

"llhis invention relates to means for oiling the journals of locomotives, cars and the like the general object of the invention being to provide means for causing the oil to flow over the journal parts as the vehicle is traveling along.

Another object of the invention is to pror ride an oil supply tank. arranged above the journal so that the oil will be fed to the journal by gravity, and pun'lp means for pumping the oil from the journal box back to the tank, with valve means actuated by the movement of the vehicle for controlling the supply of oil from the tank to the journal box.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

lln describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure l is a front view of the invention applied to a journal box.

Figure 2 is a section view thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view on line 8--3 of Figure 1.

Figure t is a sectional on line l-4: of Figure 3.

lin these views it indicates the journal box and ld the. axle which has its bearing in said box. @il retaining means 1 are arranged around the axle receiving opening at the rear of the box for preventing the escape of oil around the axle. A case 2 is connected with the box by the arms 3. this case being formed of two parts so that it can be placed around the axle in rear'of the box. and is provided with means for making it oil tight. it cam carrying member t is suitably secured to the axle and a gear 5 is also secured to the axle,- this member and gear being arranged in the case. A tank 6 is suitably supported above the journal box and is connected with the upper part of the box by the pipe i. it valve seat 8 is arranged in the bottom of the tank at the upper end of the pipe and a valve 9 is normally held seated upon said seat by the spring 10 within the tank. The stem 11 of this valve projects into the case 2 and has a roller 12 at its lower end which is adapted to be engaged by the cam on the cam member 4- as said member rotates with the axle. Thus the valve is raised off its seat every time the cam strikes the'roller so that oil is intermittently supplied to the journal box from the tank as the vehicle travels along. Pipe 'l leads the oil to a splasher 18 in the box so that the oil is splashed upon all parts of the journal bearing within the box. This splasher is provided with the lips 14L.

rt. pump 15 is connected with the bottom of the journal box by the pipe 16 and a pipe 17 connects the outlet of the pump with the tank so that the oil is returned to the tank after lubricating the journal parts. "llhe pump shaft 18 extends within the case 2 and has secured thereto a gear 19 which meshes with the gear 5 on the axle. l hus the pump will be actuated by the movement of vehicle.

From the above it will be apparent that as the vehicle travels along the cam member and pump gear will be caused to revolve with the axle, the cam member operating the valve to permit oil to flow from the supply tank to the splasher within the jour nal box so as to thoroughly lubricate all parts thereof and the pump gears will actuate the pump to pump the oil from the journal box back to the supply tank. 'llhus the oil will be used over and over again and l may place a strainer 20 at the inlet end of pipe 16 which connects the journal box with the pump in order to prevent foreign matter from passing to the pump.

lit is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

ll desire it to be understood that l may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

1. it lubricating device for the journal box of a vehicle comprising' a supply tank connected with the journal box, means for permitting the oil to flow from the tank to til tltl

lltltl lltlli the box, said means being actuated by the movement of the vehicle, a pump for returning the oil from the box to the tank and means for actuating the pump by the movementof the vehicle.

2. A lubricating device for the journal box of a vehicle comprising a supply tank connected with the box, a valve for controlling the flow of oil from the supply tank, means for intermittently operating the same from the axle of the vehicle, a pump for returning the oil from the box to the tank and a means for actuating the pump from the vehicle axle.

3. An oiling device for the journal box of a vehicle comprising a supply tank connected with the box, a valve for controlling the flow of oil therefrom, a cam member on the vehicle axle for actuating the valve, a pump for returning the oil from the box to the tank and gears connecting the pump shaft with the vehicle axle.

4;. An oiling device for the journal box of a vehicle comprising a supply tank connected with the box, a valve for controlling the flow of oil therefrom, a cam member on the vehicle axle for actuating the valve, a pump for returning the oil from the box to the tank, gears connecting the pump shaft for the gears supported from the box.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOSEPH WOROSILA.

with the vehicle axle and an enclosing case 30 

